Jack Ging: Fred Palmer

Quotes 

• Fred Palmer : I didn't tell Nan I called you. It would only make her more upset.

  Michael Shayne : Did you find out what caused her to faint last night?

  Fred Palmer : She said she saw someone in the house - a man.

  Michael Shayne : Do you believe her?

  Fred Palmer : I don't really know what to believe. I'd like to think she's just imagining things... but someone did open that trunk. I didn't tell Nan this, but the fuse wasn't burned out. Someone had pulled the master switch.

  Michael Shayne : You'd like me to find out who he is.

  Fred Palmer : I want you to find out who he is, what he wants, who emptied that trunk and why.

  Michael Shayne : Well, if I were you, I think I'd call the police. Their rates are a lot cheaper than mine.

• Fred Palmer : Oh, I'd better get dressed for our dinner date. Do I dare leave you here alone with Taffy?

  Michael Shayne : Taffy's leaving, too.

  Taffy Tobias : Coward!